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A radioactive decay process has a half life of 4 yr. The amount of the reactant remaining after 12 yr is ________.

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10%
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12.5%
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25%
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87.5%
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Solution

The correct option is B 12.5%

A radioactive decay process has a half life of 4 yr. The amount of the reactant remaining after 12 yr is 12.5 %.

Radioactive Half-Life Formula. A radioactive half-life refers to the amount of time it takes for half of the original isotope to decay. For example, if the half-life of a 50.0 gram sample is 3 years, then in 3 years only 25 grams would remain. During the next 3 years, 12.5 grams would remain and so on.

Radioactive Decay Rates May Not Be Constant After All. ... Radioactive decay happens when a radioactive substance emits a particle. It's impossible to predict exactly when a given atom of a substance will emit a particular particle, but the decay rate itself over a long period of time is constant.


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